The City of Kimball offices, including the Library and Landfill, will be closed in observance of the Independence Day Holiday on Monday, July 4th. 

The National Weather Service out of Cheyenne Wyoming announced on Friday, June 24th that the dry weather from spring has led to worsening drought conditions across southeast WY and the Nebraskan panhandle.

Dawes County Commissioner Jake Stewart told News Channel Nebraska radio partners, KSCR News, on Thursday that contrary to rumors that have been circulating in recent weeks, the Dawes County Extension office isn’t going anywhere.

The Chadron Fire Department responded to a grease fire at a home on Old Country Club Road late Thursday afternoon.

Sterling State Troopers announced a hit and run that likely totaled a state patrol vehicle on social media.

A wind turbine in Sterling haphazardly bent in half.

County Assessors said they have seen a repeating pattern with land offer letters from an unfamiliar company.

A Cheyenne County group labeled E3 meets every two weeks with the goal of keeping their community thriving.

The 4th of July holiday is nearing and the Chadron Police Department would like to remind everyone of the City Ordinances pertaining to fireworks.

On Friday, June 24th, and Saturday, June 25th, the city of Potter is hosting its annual Car Bowl.

A local Sidney business donated to a summer program for kids.

This summer the PRCA is hosting a rodeo in Scotts Bluff County.

Severe weather that swept through the central and northern panhandle on Monday afternoon and evening dropped hail over three inches in diameter and produced straight line winds at nearly 60 mph.

The Sidney Police Department announced the days and times when citizens can shoot off fireworks.

The nationwide program Military Warriors partnered with Wells Fargo to bring their third veteran home in Nebraska.

For the first time in six years, Chadron State College’s spring enrollment has increased from the previous spring.

The Nebraska State College Trustees last week approved a new interlocal agreement between Chadron State College and the city of Chadron for a College Resources Officer.

A Scottsbluff man pleads not guilty to class three felony.

The city of Kimball is asking all property owners to cut their branches.

The Nebraska State Patrol and Chadron Police Department made an arrest over the weekend in the unattended death of 10 month old Madilynn Lenhart.

A Panhandle man was arrested on four new charges while he was out on bond for alleged terroristic threats.

Maverik tears down a Sidney building to make room for a new 6,000-square-foot gas station on Upland Parkway and Old Post Road.

Officials said that they have arrested a New York man after a crash that killed a Scottsbluff woman late Saturday evening. 

After seven years of fundraising, a new playground is finished at The Cheyenne County Community Center.

While last month’s school shooting in Texas led many school districts around the country to hurriedly review their safety procedures and protocols, but not the Chadron Public Schools.

The Nebraska State College Trustees have frozen tuition for the second straight year and have dropped the non-resident undergraduate tuition rate to match the rate for residents.

$3.7 million was granted to the Kimball airport and $674,239 was granted to the Sidney airport.

A search warrant leads authorities to over 30 grams of meth.

A Scottsbluff man is facing Felony domestic abuse charges after an 11-year-old calls 911.

In early June, Chadron State College’s Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) reached substantial completion status.

A 30-year-old Gering man is arrested after unknowingly leaving narcotics behind at a gas station.

Wind Cave National Park is now officially cashless – at least for all transactions with the National Park Service such as cave tours and campground fees.

At 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 19th, the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will bring its distinctive sound to Sidney when they present a Father's Day concert at the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center.

Two people were killed, and one person was arrested, in a two-vehicle crash near a construction zone in northern Morrill County at approximately 12:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. 

Frontier Arms Taxidermy is a local Sidney business that is a one-man show.

Gering police department was dispatched to Minatare in reference to a male holding people hostage with a knife.

The Chadron School Board has passed a resolution declaring the former Alpha School and its roughly 2-acre site as surplus and putting it up for auction with a minimum bid of $50,000.

During the city council meeting on Tuesday, June 14th, Oya Grill on Illinois Street was approved a liquor license and the E3 group announced they will be touring Sidney in September.

More students utilized the Chadron State College Food Pantry during the 2021-22 academic year, according to Project Coordinator Kate Pope.

A county clerk in the Panhandle has been arrested following an investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol.

The Sidney Police Department is asking for help identifying a man leaving a local business.

A South Dakota man was arrested after Scottsbluff Police reportedly found several different controlled substances in his truck.

State Senator John Stinner (District 48) from Gering, Nebraska was recognized for his work in mental health and substance use in Nebraska.

The National Weather Service announced an Air Quality Alert for southeast Wyoming until 9 p.m. Monday night.

Scottsbluff Police arrested a 26-year-old woman on meth charges.

Scottsbluff officers arrested a man after they found over a gram of meth in his hotel room.

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating a fatality accident involving a Sidney man near Bridgeport on Saturday afternoon. 

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 were closed from Sidney to Lodgepole Saturday evening because of a fire in the rear of a semi trailer. 

Five years after the largest severe weather outbreak in recent memory, the Nebraska Panhandle is under the gun again for possible strong to severe thunderstorms Sunday.

Eight Western Nebraska Community College Sidney Campus students received scholarships recently from a $5,000 grant from the Thomas D. Buckley Trust.

SIDNEY, NE — A man from the west coast wanted for the murder of his wife is in custody after being found by authorities in Nebraska.

Kimball is preparing to host the 13th Annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo this weekend.

987 The Big Boy, Cheyenne County Country, Viaero Wireless, Cheyenne County Tourism and Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce presents Downtown Sounds, Sidney's free summer concert series!

The state of Colorado awarded Peetz Plateau School District a $23 million grant to make the necessary improvements to the school. 

Scotts Bluff County Sherriff’s Department arrived in rural Mitchell in regards to a trespassing complaint after a local farmer reported seeing individuals at a residence that has been vacant for years.

Nexgen Outfitters is hosting a freestyle bullfighting event at 7 p.m. Saturday at their retail location at 100 Commerce Court in Sidney.

Authorities are investigating a shooting at a livestock barn in Rushville that left one man in the hospital.

A South Dakota man is in custody in connection to a shooting in Rushville, the Nebraska State Patrol said Thursday.

Gold Rush Days is the perfect opportunity for children to learn about culture by getting to partake in different activities common in the late 1800’s

Sidney, and Cheyenne County, were placed in a severe thunderstorm warning at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday. The warning lasted for over an hour, dumping hail the size of half dollars to ping pong balls.

Authorities found methamphetamine and 68 grams of marijuana on a man after a trespassing call.

A severe weather threat that lasted nearly four hours across the Nebraska panhandle and northeast Colorado Tuesday afternoon brought large hail, heavy rain, landspouts and a reported tornado near Sedgwick.

The  25th annual Crazy Horse Ride from Fort Robinson State Park to Pine Ridge began Monday with the riders following the Crazy Horse Highway to Chadron, where they spent the night at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

A Chadron man is in custody on $50,000 bail for allegedly stabbing another man the evening of Thursday, June 2, in a Chadron residence.